3)1(1/1' t put In n?i Appearafice. 3G7 



doing so, the profitableness to the raiser should not be entirely lost sight of ; and 

 there is no variety that is a very shy bearer, no matter how fine the fruit, that can 

 compete with a variety of profuse bearing, but of less beauty. Orchard culture is 

 of svifficient importance to receive careful consideration. 



Remarks. — The man who would make an orchard with seedling trees in this en- 

 lightened age, must be a " slow coach." What assurance has he of a half dozen 

 varieties, out of a thousand trees, of any value, or when they will show fruit of any 

 kind ? On the other hand, if known sorts of grafted trees be planted, it may be pre- 

 dicted with certainty what the fruit will be. and the future of its coming. As for 

 acid, in all reason, has not Duchess, Oldenburgh, Jonathan, Red June, Porter, and 

 many other sorts enough of it to suit the palate of the most fastidious ? If we had 

 an old orchard going to decay, we would renovate it with trees from the nursery. 



Pear Crop in New England. 



The Ploughtnan, Oct. 11. says: This season has been remarkable for the immense 

 production of pears. The trees are loaded in every direction. We visited an orchard 

 the other day that yields this year over two thousands bushels, and we know of many 

 others whose yield is nearly as great. We were glad to see the great number of 

 new seedlings at the exhibition of the American Pomological Society. That is 

 impi-ovenient in the right direction, and it will lead to some substantial gain. The 

 show of pears at the exhibitions of all the County Agricultural Societies has been 

 very fine and the interest in them is general." 



On our recent visit to New England, what we saw of pear growing in Massachusetts 

 and New Hampshire, it appeared tons that no better section for the successful culture 

 of the p3ar is to be found east of the Rocky Mountains, than in the region of Boston 

 and the southeastern portion of New Hampshire. Fifty miles to the northeast from 

 Boston, on the sterile, rocky hillsides of New Hampshire, we were shown as fine 

 pear and poach orchards as could be desired, and of which we shall speak hereafter. 

 Fortunately our visit happened in the midst of the harvest, giving us an opportunity 

 to see the fruit in its greatest perfection, and to both see and taste. 



Didn't put in an Appearance. — Forriey^s Weekly Press thus takes to task 

 the Pennsylvanians for not putting in a better appearance at the late meetintr of the 

 American Pomological Society : " Pennsylvania, though her orchards are generally 

 bending with the weight of fruit, failed to put in an appearance except here and 

 there single plates from various individuals. No wonder a general impression pre- 

 vails that Pennsylvania is not a State favorable to fruit growing, and settlers go 

 beyond for fruit locations, when no effort is made to show what she can do." 



It does appear a little strange, to say the least, that a State Horticultural Society 

 of the standing of the Pennsylvania Society, should manifest so little interest in the 

 exhibitions of our National Pomological Society. In life and enterprise the Penn- 

 sylvania State Horticultural Society stands second to no other State organization of 

 the kind. 



